Correct Answer: B
Section: Network Security
Explanation:
HTTP and HTTPS, which uses TCP port 80 and TCP port 443 respectively, is necessary for Communicating with Web servers. It should therefore be allowed through the firewall.
Incorrect Answers:
A: IP protocol 46 was designed to reserve resources across a network for an integrated services Internet.
C: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) is a network health and link-testing protocol that is
commonly used by tools such as ping, traceroute, and pathping.
D: SNMP can be used to interact with various network devices to obtain status information, performance data, statistics, and configuration details.
References:
Stewart, James Michael, CompTIA Security+ Review Guide, Sybex, Indianapolis, 2014, pp. 42, 46, 47, 52